Kooltra raises $6.5 million to modernize foreign exchange industry
Toronto-based Kooltra has raised a $6.5 million institutional round as the company looks to update the legacy infrastructure…
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Former Shopify employees raise $20 million CAD for insurtech startup Cover
San Francisco-based Cover—which was founded by Canadians and former Shopify employees Karn Saroya and Anand Dhillon—has…
Uber aims to expand into Halifax, ‘very confident’ in demand for its services
Uber Canada says it wants to expand into Halifax, Nova Scotia, although it needs residents to help make that happen. The company…
A|I: The AI Times – How to keep Canada’s AI momentum
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
Why Canada’s smart cities need H.E.A.R.T (CanCon Ep. 130)
As Toronto revels in its international tech moment, much attention has been paid to the Quayside project, a joint smart city…
iRestify raises $1 million to help businesses book professional cleaners online
Toronto-based iRestify has raised $1 million in seed funding for its platform, which allows businesses to book insured cleaning…
R|T: The Retail Times – Cannabis rewards
The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to R|T using…
Canadian startup news of the week (09/30/18)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
Lazaridis Institute announces Scale-Up cohort, plans to launch women founders program
The Lazaridis Institute has announced the latest cohort of its Scale-Up program and the addition of a brand new program. Now…
Paul Singh, side hustles, and investor excitement at #VSW2018
It’s not easy to run a startup. The intense highs of success are moderated by uncertainty, and the majority of founders have…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Scaling when everything breaks
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
Dell EMC’s Kevin Connolly on how trust and culture can make or break small businesses
As part of a regular series powered by Dell Small Business, BetaKit asks business leaders to share their advice for growing…
BetaKit partners with Jobbio to fill Canada’s tech talent gap
BetaKit announced a new partnership with careers marketplace and inbound hiring platform Jobbio today. The partnership puts…
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Dragging Canadian health care into the future
The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to H|T using…
Lift & Co reveals plans to launch cannabis rewards platform
Toronto-based marijuana information portal Lift & Co has revealed plans to launch a new cannabis rewards platform, marking…